Staying Home Sucks, home
Elephant Rock and Mt Whiteney Range, CA 2016
Near Paul's Paradise, 2 km away. Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Paul's Paradise

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
15°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 269, good
  2. Tue 392, good
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 592, good
  5. Fri 692, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 990, good
  9. Tue 1093, good
  10. Wed 112, poor

The spot in three facts

  • 7 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Apr–May, Oct–Nov6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Paul's Paradise
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*69, goodWetdry in 3 h15°C12°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov92, goodDry17°C14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, goodDry16°C12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, goodDry14°C13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov92, goodDry15°C15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, goodDry18°C15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, goodDry16°C15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov90, goodDry16°C14°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov93, goodDry14°C13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov2, poorWet12°C9°C6.6 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Paul's Paradise

7 crags mapped. Sport. Best from Sep to May. The nearest town to stay in is Lone Pine.

  • Crags 7 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,250 each

about US$1,230–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FAT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,250

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lone Pine

Closest

Lone Pine

10 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Lone Pine · Booking.com

About Lone Pine its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h

About 9h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FAT, direct, then 2h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.